The 2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented

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during the

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season ended on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament that began with the First Four on March 18 and ended with t ...

. The Penguins, led by first-year head coach Ethan Faulkner, played their home games at the

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located in

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as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2023–24 season 22–10, 14–6 in Horizon League play, to finish in second place. They were upset by

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in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament. On March 30, 2024, it was announced that head coach

Jerrod Calhoun Jerrod Frank Calhoun (born October 17, 1981) is an American basketball coach and former guard who is the head coach of the Utah State Aggies men's basketball team. He previously served as the head coach at Youngstown State University from 2017 to ...

would be accepting the head coaching position at Utah State. On April 1, assistant coach Ethan Faulkner was named Calhoun's successor.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Youngstown State Penguins The Youngstown State Penguins are the athletic teams of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. The university is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, and the Penguins compete in football as memb ...

Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball The Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represents Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. The team currently competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Horizon Leag ...